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Halloween Cheetos, Banana Ghosts, & Inflatable Rats.

Two new entries at one time one time: Halloween Cheetos nailed itself a tribute, but to be honest, it's only because I love the box they came in. And I finally got around to making those Ooey Gooey Banana Ghosts from the recipe on that Halloween cereal box. The results did not disappoint.

Went to Duane Reade today to see if they had any Halloween shit I hadn't found yet. They didn't, but there were 400 protesters outside the store, swarming around a giant inflatable rat. A nearby banner read, in big bold print: "Duane Greed." TOUCHE! I don't know what they were protesting, but that's what happens when you bring giant inflatable rats on your marches and give people something far more interesting to look at.

Posted by Matt on 10/06/2004. E-mail me!

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i’ve seen that giant rat around my neighborhood. sometimes it wears a cute red baseball cap. anyway, the "duane greed" slogan is referring to the fact that there are about 54 duane reades everywhere you look in manhattan and people are afraid that it’s becoming a monopoly or something like that. yeh.

Chestnuts roasted by annalalala @ 10/06/2004 9:27 PM

Is New York always this f’ed up? Outside of the occasional murdered prostitute, NOTHING interesting happens in Charlotte, NC.

Chestnuts roasted by God Animagnus @ 10/06/2004 9:40 PM

Third post.

Virginia is boring, too. And I even live less than 20 miles from D.C.

Cheetos are the greatest snack ever.

Chestnuts roasted by Behonkiss @ 10/06/2004 9:41 PM

So the giant rat belonged to the protesters, or Duane Reade? Either way, it seems to be working in Duane Reade’s favor.

Chestnuts roasted by Lone_Pyscho @ 10/06/2004 9:45 PM

It belonged to the protesters, and you bring up a great point, because I hadn’t noticed this Duane Reade before despite the fact that it’s in clear view from where I work.

Maybe this is a scam. A lot cheaper to get a giant inflatable on the street outside your store if you chalk it up to protesting.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 10/06/2004 9:46 PM

wow, I hate bananas and mayonnaise too. blech

Chestnuts roasted by nameless @ 10/06/2004 9:55 PM

I guess it’s akin to all the CVS stores in Ohio.

Chestnuts roasted by JG! @ 10/06/2004 9:55 PM

The best part is that the sign appears to say "dwyane greed" instead of "Duane Greed." Is the rat even at the right protest? I understand changing the "Reade" part of the name, but it seems sloppy to mess with the "Duane." I don’t think I can listen to a giant inflatable rat who doesn’t pay attention to such important details.

Chestnuts roasted by Lilydale @ 10/06/2004 9:58 PM

I knew u would make those yummy apple jacks bannanas. I’m hardly containing myself to make them now but i have only found the other two manor cereals so far. Is the froot loops ice cream stacked sundae next? If i don’t find those Jacks tommorrow someones gettin a stale non halloween AJ box to the head.

Chestnuts roasted by juice @ 10/06/2004 9:59 PM

Alright, my first crack into the top ten. I tried that Black Mountain Dew grape: not bad, not great.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by manimal789 @ 10/06/2004 10:03 PM

New entries, yeeesss. The Banana Ghosts look pretty good to me, but I like bananas. I bet I could eat the whole box of Cheetos in a sitting, too.

Chestnuts roasted by Jake @ 10/06/2004 10:04 PM

They don’t even have Duane Reade stores out west (in Utah, anyway), but hell, if I saw a giant inflatable rat outside of ANY store I’d patronize it in a second.

Chestnuts roasted by Shelby @ 10/06/2004 10:07 PM

Those people really know how to protest in style. A giant, inflatable rat? Classic.

Chestnuts roasted by Ian @ 10/06/2004 10:23 PM

Wow, I get to post in something without a thousand comments.

Nice rat. I might try the banana ghosts sometime soon…

Chestnuts roasted by Komichi @ 10/06/2004 10:27 PM

People from Utah read X-E? I thought it was only us New Yawkers/East Coasters. Cheetos are my all time fav snack food.

Animagnus- Charlotte is the shiz, my baseball team in HS would always go there for spring training, everyone there is rich!

Chestnuts roasted by ANdrew @ 10/06/2004 10:58 PM

I’ve seen that rat somewhere before. I think it has something to do with scab workers.

Chestnuts roasted by hamburger man @ 10/06/2004 11:04 PM

Why are rats now the mascot of greediness? I’ve never thought of rats as being particularly greedy until today…

Chestnuts roasted by 1drland @ 10/06/2004 11:05 PM

I don’t know where else to post this, but I just finished watching the Return of the Jedi DVD. Anyone else ever notice that Jabba’s green dancing girl’s boob pops out of her top when he yanks on her chain to pull her towards him?

Chestnuts roasted by Dane @ 10/06/2004 11:11 PM

Matt, you know it would’ve been easier to melt the chocolate in the microwave. I hate banana gum too.

Chestnuts roasted by pikachulover @ 10/06/2004 11:15 PM

"I’m reminded of the time an albino ape started fucking his diarrhea at the zoo"

Best. Sentence. Ever.

Chestnuts roasted by Dane @ 10/06/2004 11:20 PM

Mmmm bananas and chocolate…but I agree, banana flavored candy is nasty. Nasty nasty nasty. One more time-nasty.

And yes, westerners do read X-E. I’m from New Mexico, but have recently relocated to New Orleans. I don’t think that counts as east coast…I hope not, it’s too warm here to be New England.

Chestnuts roasted by Mara @ 10/06/2004 11:22 PM

In my hormone induced stupor, I have to say those sort of look tasty.

Chestnuts roasted by Zorbs @ 10/06/2004 11:25 PM

They don’t quite have the glow the box depicted.

Chestnuts roasted by Angry P. Thompson @ 10/06/2004 11:33 PM

2 more thoughts:

LOVED the skull with the orange pringle in his mouth. Just noticed him lurking there.

and

"dusty cheese-clubs" – my choice for the best phrase of this article!

Chestnuts roasted by Zorbs @ 10/06/2004 11:43 PM

Banana flavored candies nasty? I adore banana Runts. There is no better Runt.

Oh and "I’m reminded of the time an albino ape started fucking his diarrhea at the zoo."

That line had me going for a bit. Brilliant.

Oh yeah, we also had one of those Giant Rats outside some store in Delaware. I thought it was cool, but I thought it was some sort of fair, not a protest.

Chestnuts roasted by Bill Cosby's Sweater @ 10/06/2004 11:46 PM

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